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Lightweight GUI Linux distribution for really old computer
I have an old PC with 196MB RAM, 20GB HDD, 466MHz Intel Celeron processor.
I want this PC to run 24/7 for torrent download/uploading and have RDP access to my other computers (Ubuntu and XP) in network.
I tried installing Kubuntu 9.10, but installation didn't proceed.
Which version of Linux version can work for me to run above applications?
Thanks.
harik
Posted 2011-05-08T08:43:24.813
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Puppy Linux is specially tailored for older hardware.
Henk
Posted 2011-05-08T08:43:24.813
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Thanks for the post. I used only Ubuntu from last two years. The package manager is a nice one with Ubuntu. I don't know how we can add new applications to other versions of Linux. I'm trying Lubuntu, hope it works. – harik – 2011-05-08T12:06:55.910
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Lubuntu, which I'd personally recommend because today's support for Ubuntu is rather good and the package-management is easy etc.
Lubuntu is a fast, lightweight and energy-saving variant of Ubuntu using the LXDE (Lightweight X11 Desktop Environment) desktop. It is intended to have low-resource system requirements and is designed primarily for netbooks, mobile devices and older PCs.
A Pentium II or Celeron system with 128 MiB of RAM is probably a bottom-line configuration that may yield slow yet usable system with Lubuntu.
slhck
Posted 2011-05-08T08:43:24.813
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Thanks for the post. I'm downloading it, let me try Lubuntu. – harik – 2011-05-08T12:02:33.980
1Can you give more detail about why installation of Kubuntu 9.10 didn't proceed – pavium – 2011-05-08T08:49:16.363
Installation hangs on that machine, I left it overnight but no luck. But Windows XP works on that machine. – harik – 2011-05-08T10:20:43.557